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Death Of David Knowles

EDM number 1181 in 1997-98, proposed by Paul Truswell on 31/03/1998.

That this House supports the recent opinion of Pudsey magristrates that the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of 14-year old David Knowles clearly demonstrate the need to close the loophole in the Licensing Act 1964, whereby those selling alcohol to minors can be prosecuted only if they are the directly employed servants of the licence holder; deeply regrets that this loophole should have been highlighted by the death of David, who was struck by a car when he ran onto the Stanningley Bypass after drinking three cans of lager bought at Threshers 'Drinks Cabin' off licence, Pudsey; finds it unacceptable that the staff involved were immune from prosecution because they were employed by a national company and not by the licence holder; and calls on the Government to close this loophole at the earliest opportunity.

This motion has been signed by a total of 119 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Truswell31/03/1998PudseyLabourProposed
Nick Palmer31/03/1998BroxtoweLabourSigned
Syd Rapson31/03/1998Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones31/03/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Piara S Khabra31/03/1998Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Jackie Lawrence31/03/1998Preseli PembrokeshireLabourSigned
Alice Mahon31/03/1998HalifaxLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell31/03/1998Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Frank Cook31/03/1998Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington31/03/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Llin Golding31/03/1998Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths31/03/1998Reading EastLabourSigned
John Gunnell31/03/1998Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton31/03/1998Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Paul Stinchcombe31/03/1998WellingboroughLabourSigned
Mark Todd31/03/1998South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Stephen Twigg31/03/1998Enfield, SouthgateLabourSigned
Betty Williams31/03/1998ConwyLabourSigned
Audrey Wise31/03/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner01/04/1998BolsoverLabourSigned
David Kidney01/04/1998StaffordLabourSigned
Bill Michie01/04/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Denis Murphy01/04/1998WansbeckLabourSigned
Bill O'Brien01/04/1998NormantonLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara01/04/1998Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell01/04/1998Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Judith Church01/04/1998DagenhamLabourSigned
John Cummings01/04/1998EasingtonLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe01/04/1998LeighLabourSigned
Janet Dean01/04/1998BurtonLabourSigned
Julia Drown01/04/1998South SwindonLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick01/04/1998Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Barry Gardiner01/04/1998Brent NorthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard01/04/1998WalthamstowLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy01/04/1998Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Norman Godman01/04/1998Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Candy Atherton01/04/1998Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
Joan Walley01/04/1998Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Christine Russell02/04/1998Chester, City ofLabourSigned
Martin Salter02/04/1998Reading WestLabourSigned
Joan Humble02/04/1998Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Nigel Jones02/04/1998CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Christine Butler02/04/1998Castle PointLabourSigned
Eric Clarke02/04/1998MidlothianLabourSigned
Tony Clarke02/04/1998Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Harry Cohen02/04/1998Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
John Cryer02/04/1998HornchurchLabourSigned
Harry Barnes02/04/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Don Touhig02/04/1998IslwynLabour Co-operativeSigned
Mike Wood02/04/1998Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Jacqui Smith06/04/1998RedditchLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle06/04/1998ChorleyLabourSigned
Barry Jones06/04/1998Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Fraser Kemp06/04/1998Houghton & Washington EastLabourSigned
Tom Levitt06/04/1998High PeakLabourSigned
Terry Lewis06/04/1998WorsleyLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt06/04/1998CrawleyLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill06/04/1998OchilLabourSigned
Karen Buck06/04/1998Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Colin Burgon06/04/1998ElmetLabourSigned
Ann Cryer06/04/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Joe Ashton06/04/1998BassetlawLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell06/04/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Desmond Turner06/04/1998Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Phil Woolas06/04/1998Oldham East & SaddleworthLabourSigned
Jonathan R Shaw07/04/1998Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
Marsha Singh07/04/1998Bradford WestLabourSigned
Eric Illsley07/04/1998Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
David Lepper07/04/1998Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Christopher Leslie07/04/1998ShipleyLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara07/04/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Bill Olner07/04/1998NuneatonLabourSigned
Diana Organ07/04/1998Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Peter Bradley07/04/1998Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Iain Coleman07/04/1998Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore07/04/1998HendonLabourSigned
Harold Best07/04/1998Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Jimmy Wray07/04/1998Glasgow, BailliestonLabourSigned
Russell Brown08/04/1998DumfriesLabourSigned
David Chaytor08/04/1998Bury NorthLabourSigned
John Austin08/04/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Ernie Ross20/04/1998Dundee WestLabourSigned
Paul Keetch20/04/1998HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Lansley20/04/1998South CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Tim Loughton20/04/1998East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock20/04/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jackie Ballard20/04/1998TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Desmond Swayne20/04/1998New Forest WestConservativeSigned
David Taylor20/04/1998North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Peter Temple-Morris20/04/1998LeominsterIndependent ConservativeSigned
William Thompson20/04/1998West TyroneUUPSigned
Robert Wareing20/04/1998Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Sydney Chapman21/04/1998Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
Norman Baker21/04/1998LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Brand23/04/1998Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby23/04/1998Bolton North EastLabourSigned
John Randall24/04/1998UxbridgeConservativeSigned
Donald Gorrie24/04/1998Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis24/04/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Teddy Taylor27/04/1998Rochford & Southend EastConservativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd28/04/1998Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Valerie Davey28/04/1998Bristol WestLabourSigned
Ian Davidson29/04/1998Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Martin Smyth30/04/1998Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Jenny Jones30/04/1998Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin30/04/1998Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Roy Beggs05/05/1998East AntrimUUPSigned
Brian Cotter06/05/1998Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey21/05/1998North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kerry Pollard01/06/1998St AlbansLabourSigned
Graham Stringer01/06/1998Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Peter Robinson05/06/1998Belfast EastDUPSigned
John McWilliam05/06/1998BlaydonLabourSigned
Ivan Lewis16/06/1998Bury SouthLabourSigned
Bob Russell07/07/1998ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrie Quinn09/07/1998Scarborough & WhitbyLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone16/07/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
John McDonnell04/11/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Patricia HewittUnknownWithdrawn

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